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Tropical storms devastate Mexico, killing dozens
Visitors to Mexico have been urged to follow the local media and Twitter after the country was hit by two tropical storms in quick succession, which killed dozens of people including 21 in the tourist resort of Acapulco where buildings collapsed and roads were flooded.
The airport in Acapulca remains closed until further notice due to a power failure and the motorway to the resort from Mexico City is also shut. Thousands of tourists are believed to be stranded.
The Foreign Office told visitors: "Monitor local media and the twitter channel of the Mexican Secretaria de Gobernacion (in Spanish), and follow the advice of the local authorities."
The hurricane season in Mexico normally runs from June to November and can affect both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Tropical storm Manuel and Hurricane Ingrid also killed 14 people in the coastal state of Guererero where they caused landslides and drowning in flood waters. Three more people died in Hidalgo, three in Puebla and one in Oaxaca.
Mexico’s interior minister Miguel Osorio Chong said the storms have affected two-thirds of the entire country with Acapulco sustaining major damage and called the flooding "historic."
Linsey McNeill
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